Over 200 million Europeans voted in the 23-26 May elections, resulting in turnout increasing from 42,61% in 2014 to 51% in 2019. The new legislature will start on 2 July.

On June 5 the Government of the Republic of Lithuania approved the Ministry of National Defence Personnel Increase Plan 2019–2028 which implements the long-term National Defence System Development Programme of 2018. The long-term development plans of the National Defence system approved by the Seimas and the Government of the Republic of Lithuania create conditions for a systemic development of the structure of the Lithuanian Armed Forces through synchronisation of manning, provision, upgrading and infrastructure development and needs with financing. This is a way to man the Principal Armed Forces Structure endorsed by the Seimas.

On 11 June, Foreign Ministers of thirteen European Union member states issued a joint statement on the EU commitment to the Western Balkans’ European integration. The document emphasizes the importance of the EU's enlargement policy, backs the enlargement process and the launch of accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis met with Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas to discuss the development of the bilateral cooperation in the political, economic and other fields.

Lithuanian President-elect Gitanas Nauseda will pay his first visit after his inauguration to Poland on July 16.

As part of the working visit to Beijing, Chancellor of the Government Algirdas Stončaitis met with Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Liu Xianfa to discuss the bilateral cooperation and other issues of mutual relevance.

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President Dalia Grybauskaitė attended a solemn ceremony of the International Charlemagne Prize award. The President and the world leaders extended congratulations to this year’s winner of the prize – António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Lithuanian Charter, the Seimas proposed that the Government ensure promulgation of the ideals set forth in the Lithuanian Charter and their introduction into the curricula of Lithuanian secondary schools and higher education establishments and perpetuate the memory of the Charter by fully familiarising the public with its historical importance. The Seimas Resolution (Draft No XIIIP-3482) was adopted with 75 votes in favour and 1 abstention.

Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis has met with Sakartvelo’s Speaker of the Parliament Irakli Kobakhidze to discuss country’s integration into the EU as well as prospects for political and economic cooperation.